transformation

/\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\/ noun

Letters

14 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,301

in French word usage

Misspellings

22

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

transformation is aFrenchnoun. It means: Action de transformer. Pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\. It ranks #3,301 in French word frequency. Often confused with transportation and transformations.

Key facts for transformation
PropertyValue
Headwordtransformation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#3,301
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of transformation in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for transformation is 14 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,301 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 22 documented wrong-spelling variants for transformation, with forms such as "rtansformation", "tarnsformation", and "tranfsormation". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "transportation", "transformations", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is transformation, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de transformer.
  2. 2
    Changement d’une forme en une autre.
  3. 3
    Cheveux postiches que l'on ajoute à la chevelure d'une femme.
  4. 4
    Opération que l'on fait subir à une équation, à une formule, à une expression algébrique, sans en changer la valeur.
  5. 5
    Réduction d'une figure ou d'un solide en un autre de même surface ou de même volume.
  6. 6
    Au rugby, à la suite d'un essai, action de jeu consistant pour un joueur à frapper avec le pied le ballon fixe placé à terre afin de le propulser en l'air dans l'intention de le faire passer entre les poteaux au-dessus de la barre transversale.
  7. 7
    Substitution d’essence, par plantation ou par régénération naturelle ciblée.
  8. 8
    Transition d’une personne trans ; le terme fait généralement référence à une transition médicale avec réassignation sexuelle.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtansformation,tarnsformation,tranfsormation,trannsformation,transfformation,transfomration,transforamtion,transformaiton,transformatino,transformationn,transformatoin,transformattion,transformmation,transformtaion,transforrmation,transfromation,transofrmation,transsformation,trasnformation,trnasformation,trransformation,ttransformation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for transformation

Misspelling Variants of "transformation"

rtansformation14tarnsformation14tranfsormation14trannsformation15transfformation15transfomration14transforamtion14transformaiton14
Misspelling Variants of "transformation"

Frequency rank: #3,301 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "transformation"?
"transformation" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\.
What does "transformation" mean?
As a noun, "transformation" means: Action de transformer.
What words are commonly confused with "transformation"?
"transformation" is commonly confused with "transportation", "transformations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transformation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transformation" is \tʁɑ̃s.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transformation" come from?
"transformation" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.